Can a 5-Minute mindfulness text ease pain after joint replacement?
NCT ID NCT07676500
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a short mindfulness exercise, followed by questions that help patients reflect on their experience, can reduce pain and anxiety after knee or hip replacement surgery. Adults who have had a joint replacement will receive a guided breathing exercise via text message two days after surgery. Some will then answer personalized meaning-making questions, while others answer standard questions. The goal is to see if the reflection questions boost the benefits of mindfulness on pain and discomfort.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- mindfulness practice with meaning-making questions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve pain management and reduce anxiety after joint replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site trial testing a brief intervention. The added benefit of meaning-making questions may be small or not clinically meaningful.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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